Tech Minute: What Brake Pad Wear Can Tell You About the Hardware
Andrew Markel discusses how you can tell the condition of the brake system and hardware by looking at the wear patterns on the pads (sponsored by Carlson).
Tech Minute: Always Use a New Axle Nut
Andrew Markel discusses wheel hub bearing replacement, and why it is important to ensure a new axle nut is used on every job.
Tech Minute: Wheel Hub And CV Axle Torque
Andrew Markel discusses whether the splines on a CV axle or wheel bearing truly need lubricated.
Tech Minute: Make Your Customer Trust You – Not the Internet
Andrew Markel stresses the importance of credible sources while gathering information about a repair, and shows how to get your customer to trust you and your shop and not unreliable Internet sources.
Tech Minute: Using Service Information to Look Up Tire Specs
Babcox Media’s Andrew Markel explains solutions tire dealers can use to find tire information for their customers using shop software.
Tech Minute: Replacing Brake Hardware; What’s Your Excuse?
Andrew Markel discusses brake jobs, and how there is no excuse for not replacing the brake hardware every time (Sponsored by Carlson).
Tech Minute: Should You Clean a New Coated Rotor?
Andrew Markel discusses coated rotors and how cleaning them may not be necessary before installation.
Tech Minute: How to Know a Hardware Kit is Available
In a recent survey by Carlson Quality Brake Parts, technicians said that if they know an extra or specialty brake hardware kit is available, 90% of the time they will put it on the brake job parts order. But, knowing if a hardware kit is available for an application might take some detective work.
Tech Minute: Choosing the Right Brake Friction
Andrew Markel discusses the computations humans make to apply the brakes on a vehicle, and how they can change based on hard or soft pedal, pulsation and vibration, or other factors.
Tech Minute: How Temperature Can Affect TPMS Relearns
Why does temperature matter to a TPMS system? Babcox Media’s Andrew Markel explains in this episode of Tech Minute.
Tech Minute: ABS Pressure Transducer Diagnosis
Babcox Media’s Jason Stahl discusses the function of pressure transducers, and how its failure can affect the ABS system, including the HCU.
Tech Minute: Why Replace Both Calipers When Just One Goes Bad?
Are you ever doing a customer a favor when you just replace one caliper? Babcox Media’s Andrew Markel explains why changing both is better in this week’s Tech Minute.